Mineralization of phenazopyridine, 1, in water, under solar-simulator radiation was efficiently achieved using nanoparticle CdS-sensitized rutile TiO2 , TiO2 /CdS,  2,  as  photo-catalysts. Despite that, 2  showed two main drawbacks. Firstly, the system was difficult to recover by  simple filtration, and demanded centrifugation. Secondly, the sensitizer CdS showed relatively high tendency to leach out hazardous Cd2+ ions under photo-degradation reaction conditions. In  an attempt to solve out such difficulties, 2  was supported onto sand surface. The  sand/TiO2 /CdS  system, 3, was easier to recover but showed slightly lower catalytic activity compared to 2. On the other hand, the support failed to prevent leaching of Cd2+ . This  indicates limited future applicability of CdS-sensitized TiO2  photo-catalyst systems, in solar-based water purification strategies, unless leaching out tendency is completely prevented.

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IWAM, RAK-CAM, Ras Al-Khayma Center for Advanced materials

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Palestine

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Both (Printed and Online)

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2010

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